Comines

American  

[kaw-meen] / kɔˈmin /

Or Commines

noun

1. Philippe de 1445?–1511?, French historian and diplomat.

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Comines British  

/ kɔmin /

noun

1. Philippe de (filip də). ?1447–?1511, French diplomat and historian, noted for his Mémoires (1489–98)

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Example Sentences

Christophe Bourgois, 29, a builder, said it was worth his while to drive to the French border town of Halluin from his Belgian home town of Comines.

From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2022

Strengthened by the accession of other miscreants from the various towns, they proceeded along the banks of the Lys, and fell upon the churches of Menin, Comines, and other places on its borders.

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling

On this occasion Philip de Comines in his Memoirs says: “I never saw any man living so holily, nor out of whose mouth the Holy Ghost did more manifestly speak.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various

Before Comines, the French chronicle was little more than gossip, though it was often the gossip of genius.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

After a course of medi�val dramas, he took up memoirs—Froissart, Comines, Pierre de l'Estoile, and Brant�me.

From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave